Because they kept their most valuable ships carrying cargo in the center of the (cresent!)
on may the 28, 1588 the Armada with 130 ships and 30,000 men began to set sail! :)
yes, it was.
The Armada was defeated in 1588. The Fleet reached Gravelines off the Spanish Netherlands where they were defeated by an English Naval force. The Spanish withdrew and sailed north but were again disrupted by sever weather. 24 vessels were wrecked on the coasts if Ireland. Out of 130 ships that sailed from Spain, 50 failed to return
spanish amarda
about 140 ships sailed out to the English channel and it is said that only about 20 returned to Spain ...
on may the 28, 1588 the Armada with 130 ships and 30,000 men began to set sail! :)
yes, it was.
The Armada was defeated in 1588. The Fleet reached Gravelines off the Spanish Netherlands where they were defeated by an English Naval force. The Spanish withdrew and sailed north but were again disrupted by sever weather. 24 vessels were wrecked on the coasts if Ireland. Out of 130 ships that sailed from Spain, 50 failed to return
spanish amarda
They started out with 151 ships.
It was a fleet of ships.
It was Phillips II ships that fought against the Spanish armada
The surviving ships of the Spanish Armada returned to Spain in September, 1588.
Armada, as in the Spanish Armada.
about 140 ships sailed out to the English channel and it is said that only about 20 returned to Spain ...
no he didn't, after the commander of the Armada, Santa Cruz died. His replacement went to highest in rank than experience, he was called Duke of Medina Sidonia. The English had the ships in a line, but the Spanish had there ships in a crescent shape which was difficult to command.
In July 29th 1588, The spanish armada appeared at the coasts of cornwall.